Photo Review
2nd July 1949
Birmingham Locomotive
Club
Welshpool & Llanfair
| Loco Used | 823 |
| Stock Used | open wagons & brake van |
| DMU Used | W14W |
Route :
| Traction | Route |
| W14W | Birmingham Snow Hill - Kidderminster - Cleobury Mortimer - Ludlow - Shrewsbury - Welshpool |
| 823 | Welshpool - Llanfair Caereinion |
| 823 | Llanfair Caereinion - Welshpool |
| W14W | Welshpool - Wellington - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) Stephenson Locomotive Society Members were invited to join this trip.
The tour party, numbering 69 in total, was split into two, also visiting
Porthywaen Quarries (by Crossville road coach), and the photos below were taken
on the afternoon trip, with Party 'B', party 'A' having travelled in the
morning.
Sources : John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS)
Photo Review
The Party at Woofferton Junction en-route from Birmingham to Welshpool
(photo: Don Luscombe / © The John Debens
Collection)
Loco 823 'Countess' being readied for departure at Welshpool
(photo: Don Luscombe / © The John Debens
Collection)
Photo opportunity at Heniarth on the way to
Llanfair
(photo: Don Luscombe / © The John
Debens Collection)
En- route back to Welshpool, on-board,
approaching Castle Caereinion
(photo: Don Luscombe / © The John
Debens Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 07.50d |
| Woofferton | ??.??a ~ 08.15d |
| Welshpool | 17.30d |
| Location | Party 'A' | Party 'B' | |||
| Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | ||
| Welshpool | 11.30d | 13.30a | 14.00d | (16.00a) | |
| Llanfair | 12.20a | 12.45d | ??.??a | ??.??d | |
